"no body was scrambling to build private networks to connect to them" But those were early days. If left alone, we may have had something more advanced and even better. At the very least, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in now. ;)
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappydsl.net> wrote: > Yes may be true .. but I think it would be naive this think so.. > The evolution of the telecom and internet, I believe are inter-related, > think of it this way.. if there was no internet, then why would folks need > your wireless connection ? > Least we forget before the internet, there were the BBS operators.. and a > couple of very large ones.. CompuServe ? Prodigy ? IBM ? etc etc. those > .....no body was scrambling to build private networks to connect to them :) > > So my question to the wireless folks is .. if there was no Internet Boom, > which had a significant relationship with the Telcom Boom.. where would you > all be today ? > > The Wire line ISP's learned the hardway...that their ability to continue > offering services was tied to 'Regulations'... and forces were already in > play which the ISP's in general choose to ignore (it does not affect us..) > and the outcome of those decision ended up being their demise. > > At the end of the day, we are all in the same boat.. (providing > communication services) to our customers.. I believe it would be prudent to > really think things thru before you / us / we / just take a blanket position > on Regulation or DeRegulation. > > :) > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, Fl 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Helpdesk: 305 663 5518 option 2 Email: supp...@snappydsl.net > > > On 7/17/2011 3:50 PM, RickG wrote: > > Bingo! It had nothing to do with the wireless business. > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Fred Goldstein <fgoldst...@ionary.com>wrote: > >> At 7/17/2011 01:44 PM, RickG wrote: >> >So it wasnt "the 1996 Telecom Act that allowed us (ISP's) to be able >> >to go into the business of providing >> >internet access and other communication services" >> >> It didn't allow entry into the internet business per se. >> >> It allowed entry into the DSL business. >> It allowed entry into the local dial tone business. This is worth >> good money to some ISPs today, and it was necessary to prevent the >> PSTN from melting down during the dial-up boom in 1997-2000. The >> Bell alternative was to price ISPs too high to create congestion. >> It led to EELs, which allow some ISP-CLECs to reach non-local >> commercial customers at much lower rates than Special Access. >> >> -- >> Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com >> ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ >> +1 617 795 2701 <%2B1%20617%20795%202701> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > -- > -RickG > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today!http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe:http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- -RickG
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